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Fallout 4: Bethesda VP says fans shouldn’t expect info anytime soon

Undoubtedly, there has been a veritable storm of speculation in regards to Fallout 4 as of late.

Last month, the executive producer of VGX, Geoff Keighley, tweeted an image stating that he had a “great night planning with the ladies who run Bethesda,” hinting at the minute possibility of a major game announcement – possibly Fallout 4 – at this year’s VGX.

Furthermore, just today, Bethesda has apparently filed for 2 patents related to the Fallout license in Germany. The patents are for Fallout: Shadow of Boston and Fallout: Ultimate Collection. With these 2 aforementioned developments, could Bethesda be gearing up for a Fallout 4 announcement sometime in the near future?

Unfortunately, according to Bethesda vice president Pete Hines, the answer is most likely a simple, resounding, “No," staying that fans shouldn't expect any info "anytime soon."

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BigBosss3480d ago

yeah, but now we know that the game is in the works! :D

DesertFoxJr3480d ago

That's true, but we all know how tight-lipped both Bethesda and Hines can be.

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XanderZane3480d ago

Probably won't be ready until late 2016. Hopefully they will give us some info next year at the E3 or at least at Gamescom. Even a little teaser wouldn't hurt.

Tempest3173480d ago

I personally hope they don't release any info until it's almost ready to release...i really hate getting teasers and hearing info about games years in advance, at least when it comes to established IPs. New IPs it makes sense, they have to establish a fan base...experienced IP's don't need that exposure, so they should announce it's in development, then open the floodgates when its nearly ready.

St0rm_Cr0w3480d ago

Don't be naive. Its years away and Bethesda are ***holes for treating their fans this way.

PabloMustasch3480d ago

Why are they ###holes?

I'm more than happy to wait as long as the game is top notch quality when it's finished

Or should they rush the game out half finished

cough#Destiny#cough

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-Foxtrot3480d ago

Well hopefully they are lying because no announcement in December will just be a total p*** take in my opinion

We are due for Fallout 4 next year, if they don't announce it in December like they did with Skyrim in 2010 then we are not going to see Fallout 4 until 2016...and nobody wants that

Fallout 3 came out in 2008
Skyrim came out in 2011

3 Years apart, we're overdue for a Fallout game

DesertFoxJr3480d ago

I need my Fallout. I'm a withdrawing addict, and Bethesda is my dealer...and yet, they slight me so.

BlackTar1873480d ago

Seriously, Fallout is the game i want to play the most out of everygame. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE SAY SOMETHING OTHER THEN DON'T WAIT AROUND FOR ANY NEWS.

St0rm_Cr0w3480d ago

I also think I'll haunt the earth as an undying rage wraith if I should die without playing Fallout 4. It sucks.

Spikeantestor3480d ago

Isn't that amazing? It's been 6 years since Fallout 3 and it could be another year or two before we play it's sequel. I realize New Vegas and Skyrim take the sting out a bit but it really has been a long time.

IVanSpinal3480d ago

another Skyrim with terrible bugs? please no, 2016 sounds better

-Foxtrot3480d ago

Dosen't matter how long you wait, it's Bethesda, there will be bugs

The more time they work on it the more stuff they'll want to add/do...the more stuff that they add with extra development time means there will be new bugs created by the new features.

chippychan3480d ago (Edited 3480d ago )

You know what's crazy to me? My daughter was 10 when Fallout 3 came out, and if Fallout 4 doesn't release until 2016 (which I actually feel is much more possible then a 2015 release) she will be 18.... 18!! She'll be a friggin' legal adult.

THAT is what tells me it's been a really, really long time coming. :P

... at least she'll be able to come to the midnight release with me this time, she already says she wants too. :)

generic-user-name3480d ago

It's not as simple as that but even going by your logic it'd be:

Oblivion-2006
Fallout 3-2008
Skyrim-2011

So that's a gap of 2 years and then 3, so their dev time increases with every game, meaning a 4 year gap this time meaning a 2015 release, so it's not overdue. Add in the fact that they have to get used to new hardware and that adds more time.

If we're lucky they may even give us a new engine that improves their terrible animation, which would take even more time.

I'm looking forward to the next Fallout but I can wait til 2016 if it means a better game. Besides 2015 is gonna be a great year for games regardless of FO4 or not.

OutcastMosquito3480d ago

Sorry foxtrot, making games doesn't work like that. They could've recently started earlier this year on developing it, who knows.

-Foxtrot3480d ago

LOL

Just started developing a huge selling game like Fallout 4 this year....I highly doubt that, they would of started this the second Skyrim finished.

OutcastMosquito3480d ago

@ Foxtrot

Bethesda announced earlier this year that they have begun developing their next big title. Don't quote me on this but it's most likely Fallout 4. Nobody knows for certain. They might have gone through some rough drafts of what the story may be or what the characters may look like years ago. What I do know is that they've only recently been developing in full force what very well may be the next fallout.

Gatsu3480d ago

Yeah couldn't agree more and I hope we get it soon :(. I love playing in the Fallout world a lot more than TES. Just traveling around in the wastelands with all the Super Mutants, Ghouls and maniacs etc is so awesome imo.

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King_of_Nothing3480d ago

Yea... not what I wanted to hear =(

OmegaZKing133480d ago

Eh. I think they're yanking our chain. Of course they would deny it. Nobody wants to announce a game that we already know we are going to see. Nothing creates hype like that initial reveal. Bethesda knows this. That leak before Skyrim's reveal kinda soured the surprise(although I must admit not that much). Also, am I the only one who remembers how Bethesda denied werewolves in Skyrim forever. Look how that turned out.
P.S. I still haven't forgotten that four on your Christmas card, Bethesdy!

CocoWolfie3480d ago

;__; like not tomorrow soon, but maybe next week soon yeah? yeah? *wipes tears*

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Fallout 4 – Next Gen Update 2 Notes

A new update is now available for Fallout 4. This update adds the ability to manage your control over graphic fidelity or performance and addresses some further stability and visual issues.

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Tacoboto2d ago

How nice of them to give us more control over graphical settings as a way to *completely* avoid taking accountability for the broken Xbox settings.

bondsmx2d ago

Well, I still crashed like 5 times last night within two hours. So there’s that.

anast1d 10h ago

I had to stop. The game is not good. I'd rather play Skyrim and that game isn't that good either.

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I Think It's About Time We Realize Fallout 4 Wasn't That Bad

Ahmed from eXputer: "2015's Fallout 4 received harsh criticism upon launching, but I think it was unwarranted and the game deserves more praise than it got."

helicoptergirl7d ago

It was totally that bad. I couldn't finish the campaign it was so bland and boring as I recall. Got so sick of it. 1000 stimpaks on hard. It is very rare that I play half a game and then just quit. I usually always finish it. But i was so bored with this game I just stopped and never went back and never regretted it. Just thinking about that game makes me shudder

Furesis7d ago

That's exactly what happened to me too lmao
Fallout 4 is not a fallout game period it's a bethesda game

Vits7d ago

The comparison with Skyrim is mind-boggling. Yes, Skyrim has streamlined many of the systems that Morrowind introduced. However, it did not tamper with the core of the Elder Scrolls franchise; it did not diminish the freedom and sense of exploration that made Bethesda RPGs famous. Fallout 4, on the other hand, did exactly that to the Fallout series. It eliminated what made Fallout such a beloved series to play. There are no consequences for your choices, no reason to explore, and barely any interesting set pieces in the game.

It's not terrible, but it's a painfully mediocre game in a franchise that typically doesn't produce such mediocrity. So that is why people see it as bad, the bar is just much higher.

anast7d ago

They both feel the same because they are, it's just that one has swords and magic and the other has swords and guns.

anast7d ago

I'm replaying it now. It sucks. I'm about 30 hours in and thinking about quitting again. I am so tired of the dialogue I just spam a random button because it doesn't matter. The upgrade just feels like a graphical mod, everything else is not good.

Good-Smurf7d ago (Edited 7d ago )

I couldn't play the game as-is it was insanely boring and grindy and the grind itself are not fun at all.
Mods helped me stomach the game a bit better but after a while I just stopped playing and uninstalled it because the game did nothing after the first few hours to give me any motivation to keep playing it, it just became a mindless looter shooter with obsession in settlement building and defending.
Compared to F3 and FNV, F4 was barely a mediocre game it wasn't bad but it's also very forgettable entry.

MrDead7d ago

It's not that bad after 300+ mods that fix it's issues and make the game fun... but lets not talk about mods right now as they are f****d.

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Interview on Fallout 4 with the Actor for Nick Valentine, Codsworth & Mr Handy (Stephen Russell)

Interview with Stephen Russell, Actor for (Nick Valentine, Codsworth, My Handy) in Fallout 4 which is a vast open world role playing game set in the apocalyptic wastes of Boston, the Commonwealth. The career goes further with other Bethesda games from Starfield to Prey to The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.

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